The cholesterol-dependent cytolysin pneumolysin from Streptococcus pneumoniae binds to lipid raft microdomains in human corneal epithelial cells.
Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) is an opportunistic bacterial pathogen responsible for causing several human diseases including pneumonia, meningitis, and otitis media. Pneumococcus is also a major cause of human ocular infections and is commonly isolated in cases of bacterial keratitis, an...
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| author | Sidney D Taylor Melissa E Sanders Nathan A Tullos Stephen J Stray Erin W Norcross Larry S McDaniel Mary E Marquart |
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| description | Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) is an opportunistic bacterial pathogen responsible for causing several human diseases including pneumonia, meningitis, and otitis media. Pneumococcus is also a major cause of human ocular infections and is commonly isolated in cases of bacterial keratitis, an infection of the cornea. The ocular pathology that occurs during pneumococcal keratitis is partly due to the actions of pneumolysin (Ply), a cholesterol-dependent cytolysin produced by pneumococcus. The lytic mechanism of Ply is a three step process beginning with surface binding to cholesterol. Multiple Ply monomers then oligomerize to form a prepore. The prepore then undergoes a conformational change that creates a large pore in the host cell membrane, resulting in cell lysis. We engineered a collection of single amino acid substitution mutants at residues (A370, A406, W433, and L460) that are crucial to the progression of the lytic mechanism and determined the effects that these mutations had on lytic function. Both Ply(WT) and the mutant Ply molecules (Ply(A370G), Ply(A370E), Ply(A406G), Ply(A406E), Ply(W433G), Ply(W433E), Ply(W433F), Ply(L460G), and Ply(L460E)) were able to bind to the surface of human corneal epithelial cells (HCECs) with similar efficiency. Additionally, Ply(WT) localized to cholesterol-rich microdomains on the HCEC surface, however, only one mutant (Ply(A370G)) was able to duplicate this behavior. Four of the 9 mutant Ply molecules (Ply(A370E), Ply(W433G), Ply(W433E), and Ply(L460E)) were deficient in oligomer formation. Lastly, all of the mutant Ply molecules, except Ply(A370G), exhibited significantly impaired lytic activity on HCECs. The other 8 mutants all experienced a reduction in lytic activity, but 4 of the 8 retained the ability to oligomerize. A thorough understanding of the molecular interactions that occur between Ply and the target cell, could lead to targeted treatments aimed to reduce the pathology observed during pneumococcal keratitis. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ee54d51a1e634f9f9be4088090ac79012022-12-21T18:55:04ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032013-01-0184e6130010.1371/journal.pone.0061300The cholesterol-dependent cytolysin pneumolysin from Streptococcus pneumoniae binds to lipid raft microdomains in human corneal epithelial cells.Sidney D TaylorMelissa E SandersNathan A TullosStephen J StrayErin W NorcrossLarry S McDanielMary E MarquartStreptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) is an opportunistic bacterial pathogen responsible for causing several human diseases including pneumonia, meningitis, and otitis media. Pneumococcus is also a major cause of human ocular infections and is commonly isolated in cases of bacterial keratitis, an infection of the cornea. The ocular pathology that occurs during pneumococcal keratitis is partly due to the actions of pneumolysin (Ply), a cholesterol-dependent cytolysin produced by pneumococcus. The lytic mechanism of Ply is a three step process beginning with surface binding to cholesterol. Multiple Ply monomers then oligomerize to form a prepore. The prepore then undergoes a conformational change that creates a large pore in the host cell membrane, resulting in cell lysis. We engineered a collection of single amino acid substitution mutants at residues (A370, A406, W433, and L460) that are crucial to the progression of the lytic mechanism and determined the effects that these mutations had on lytic function. Both Ply(WT) and the mutant Ply molecules (Ply(A370G), Ply(A370E), Ply(A406G), Ply(A406E), Ply(W433G), Ply(W433E), Ply(W433F), Ply(L460G), and Ply(L460E)) were able to bind to the surface of human corneal epithelial cells (HCECs) with similar efficiency. Additionally, Ply(WT) localized to cholesterol-rich microdomains on the HCEC surface, however, only one mutant (Ply(A370G)) was able to duplicate this behavior. Four of the 9 mutant Ply molecules (Ply(A370E), Ply(W433G), Ply(W433E), and Ply(L460E)) were deficient in oligomer formation. Lastly, all of the mutant Ply molecules, except Ply(A370G), exhibited significantly impaired lytic activity on HCECs. The other 8 mutants all experienced a reduction in lytic activity, but 4 of the 8 retained the ability to oligomerize. A thorough understanding of the molecular interactions that occur between Ply and the target cell, could lead to targeted treatments aimed to reduce the pathology observed during pneumococcal keratitis.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3618221?pdf=render |
| spellingShingle | Sidney D Taylor Melissa E Sanders Nathan A Tullos Stephen J Stray Erin W Norcross Larry S McDaniel Mary E Marquart The cholesterol-dependent cytolysin pneumolysin from Streptococcus pneumoniae binds to lipid raft microdomains in human corneal epithelial cells. PLoS ONE |
| title | The cholesterol-dependent cytolysin pneumolysin from Streptococcus pneumoniae binds to lipid raft microdomains in human corneal epithelial cells. |
| title_full | The cholesterol-dependent cytolysin pneumolysin from Streptococcus pneumoniae binds to lipid raft microdomains in human corneal epithelial cells. |
| title_fullStr | The cholesterol-dependent cytolysin pneumolysin from Streptococcus pneumoniae binds to lipid raft microdomains in human corneal epithelial cells. |
| title_full_unstemmed | The cholesterol-dependent cytolysin pneumolysin from Streptococcus pneumoniae binds to lipid raft microdomains in human corneal epithelial cells. |
| title_short | The cholesterol-dependent cytolysin pneumolysin from Streptococcus pneumoniae binds to lipid raft microdomains in human corneal epithelial cells. |
| title_sort | cholesterol dependent cytolysin pneumolysin from streptococcus pneumoniae binds to lipid raft microdomains in human corneal epithelial cells |
| url | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3618221?pdf=render |
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